The partnership between OnePlus and iconic Swedish digicam model Hasselblad, which started with the OnePlus 9 sequence in 2021 and has lasted 5 generations, is over.
OnePlus CEO Pete Lau confirmed in a letter posted to the corporate’s discussion board that the following flagship will now not use the Swedish Hasselblad model for its cellphone cameras, as noticed by 9to5Google.
The flagship OnePlus 13, which we reviewed in January, used the fifth-generation Hasselblad digicam system to ship digicam options that have been improved from the OnePlus 12. These included a extra compact, lighter Triprism Telephoto Lens, an upgraded portrait mode and 4K Dolby Imaginative and prescient video recording with each digicam.
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Despite this, and though we rated the OnePlus 13 extremely, we didn’t suppose its digicam system was fairly top-notch. Should you’re ready to shell out for the Pictures Package, the Xiaomi 15 Extremely can be out high decide for finest digicam cellphone. Or, in order for you the perfect level and shoot pictures obtainable, we’d suggest the Google Pixel 10 Professional XL.
So, maybe it’s not totally a shock that OnePlus has determined to maneuver on. The cellphone model will as a substitute be focusing by itself digicam system. Referred to as OnePlus DetailMax Engine, it’s constructed from the bottom as much as ship larger readability and element.
The system, in keeping with the corporate, is designed based mostly on person suggestions and locations larger emphasis on computational pictures. Lau guarantees “unrivalled depth and realism” however precisely how the know-how stacks up towards Hasselblad cameras stays to be seen.
It’s additionally rumoured that OnePlus will likely be shifting on from its attribute spherical digicam module on the again.
The OnePlus 15 would be the first flagship with the DetailMax Engine and, in keeping with leaked specs, it would characteristic an upgraded 85mm telephoto lens.
OnePlus has already printed its first batch of samples from the brand new digicam cellphone (shared by GizmoChina), supposed to showcase the cellphone’s telephoto functionality. Maybe as you’d anticipate from photographs posted by the model itself, there’s spectacular element rendering and vibrant colors. Nonetheless, we gained’t know till we get our fingers on it and we are able to’t wait to check it out for ourselves.
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The OnePlus 15 is predicted launch in China by October 2025, adopted by India and international markets in early 2026, with a world presentation at CES.
This text initially appeared on our sister publication M3 and was translated and tailored from Swedish.
